ΥΨΗΛΟΥΚΑΤΑΤΕΙΝΩΝ, υψηλουκατατεινων
YPSĒLOUKATATEINŌN, ypsēloukatateinōn
Sounds Like: hyp-see-loo-ka-ta-TEY-non
Translations: stretching from on high, extending from a high place, reaching down from a height
From the root: ΥΨΗΛΟΣ, ΚΑΤΑΤΕΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Participle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ΥΨΗΛΟΥ (hypsēlou)', the genitive form of 'high' or 'lofty', and 'ΚΑΤΑΤΕΙΝΩΝ (katateinōn)', the present active participle of 'to stretch out' or 'extend'. It describes something that is stretching or extending downwards from a high or elevated position. It implies a movement or reach from a higher point to a lower one.
Inflection: Compound, Masculine, Singular, Genitive (for the first part), Nominative (for the second part), Present Active Participle
Strong’s numbers: G5308 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2659 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 1:5
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΥΨΗΛΟΣ, ΚΑΤΑΤΕΙΝΩ, appear in our texts.
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